Today I finished my second straight weekend coverage day here at UNH. What is weekend coverage? Well, weekend coverage is a duty that is rotated amongst our Admissions Staff to ensure we stay open 7 days a week for our campus visit opportunities. I chose to do Saturday and Sunday both on the same weekend so I could have full weekends later on.
I must say that I enjoy weekend coverage, simply for the fact that I get to work closely with the students who volunteer to come in and give tours, as well as more up-close with the families that visit, as the volume of people is often smaller than standard visit days. This weekend we had about 15 families visit between three separate information sessions and campus tours.
Smaller visits give our prospective students a chance to get a more realistic view of campus life, as a small group reflects our small class sizes and small population overall. Plus you get a free cup of coffee or hot cocoa (which was really nice because it snowed today) and a muffin.
